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Intaba KaThixo
1 Lokhu yikho okwabonwa ngu-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi mayelana loJuda leJerusalema:
2 Ngezinsuku zokucina
intaba yethempeli likaThixo izamiswa
njengenhloko phakathi kwezintaba;
izaphakanyiselwa phezu kwezintaba
njalo izizwe zonke zizabekelela zisiya kuyo.
3 Abantu abanengi bazakuza bathi,
“Wozani siye phezu kwentaba kaThixo,
siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.
Uzasifundisa izindlela zakhe,
ukuze sihambe emikhondweni yakhe.”
Umthetho uzavela eZiyoni,
ilizwi likaThixo livele eJerusalema.
4 Uzakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,
alamule ingxabano zabantu abanengi.
Bazakhanda izinkemba zabo zibe yimihlathi yamakhuba,
lemikhonto yabo ibe ngamahloka okuthena izihlahla.
Isizwe asiyikuhlomela isizwe ngenkemba
loba sifundele ukulwa impi futhi.
5 Woza, ndlu kaJakhobe,
kasihambe ekukhanyeni kukaThixo.
Usuku LukaThixo
6 Wena, Thixo, usubalahlile abantu bakho,
isizukulwane sikaJakhobe.
Bagcwele ukholo oluyize lwaseMpumalanga
benza lemisebenzi yobungoma njengamaFilisti,
njalo babambana izandla labangakholwayo.
7 Ilizwe labo ligcwele isiliva legolide;
inotho yabo ayilakuphela.
Ilizwe labo ligcwele amabhiza;
izinqola zabo zempi kazipheli.
8 Ilizwe labo ligcwele izithombe;
bakhothamela umsebenzi wezandla zabo,
lakulokho okwenziwa yiminwe yabo.
9 Ngakho abantu bazakwehliselwa phansi
bonke bazehliswa
ungabathetheleli.
10 Ngenani ezimbalwini zamatshe lasemhlabathini,
licatshele ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe!
11 Amehlo omuntu oziphakamisayo azathotshiswa,
lokuziphakamisa kwabantu kwehliselwe phansi;
uThixo kuphela nguye ozaphakanyiswa ngalolosuku.
12 UThixo uSomandla ulosuku alubekele
bonke abazazigqajayo labazikhukhumezayo;
lakho konke okuphakemeyo
(kuzathotshiswa),
13 olwazo zonke izihlahla zemisedari zaseLebhanoni ezinde leziphakemeyo,
lazozonke izihlahla zomʼOkhi zaseBhashani,
14 olwazo zonke izintaba ezindekazi
lamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo,
15 olwayo yonke imiphotshongo ephakemeyo
layo yonke imiduli eyinqaba,
16 olwemikhumbi yonke yaseThashishi
layo yonke imikolo emihle.
17 Ukuziphakamisa kwabantu kuzakwehliselwa phansi,
ukuzazisa kwabantu kuthobekiswe;
uThixo kuphela nguye ozadunyiswa ngalolosuku,
18 izithombe zizanyamalala zithi nya.
19 Abantu bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe
lasemilindini emhlabathini
bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe
lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.
20 Ngalolosuku abantu bazazilahlela
emvukuzaneni lakubomalulwane
izithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolide
abazenzela ukuba bazikhonze.
21 Bazabalekela ezimbalwini zamatshe
lasezingoxweni zamawa
bebalekela ukwesabeka kukaThixo
lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe,
lapho ephakama ukuba anyikinye umhlaba.
22 Yekelani ukwethemba umuntu
olomphefumulo nje kuphela emakhaleni akhe.
Ngoba uyini yena na?